SF0045

Removes the requirement that the Wyoming National Guard be activated into federal service as a prerequisite for organizing the Wyoming state guard, and allows the governor to independently organize and maintain the state guard.

• Eliminates the conditional requirement that the National Guard be ordered into U.S. service before the Wyoming state guard can be organized, allowing the governor to organize and maintain the state guard at the governor's discretion. (W.S. 19-10-101(a))
• Permits the governor to determine the strength, armament, training, and equipment of the Wyoming state guard, removing the exclusive authority of the secretary of defense to prescribe these matters. (W.S. 19-10-101(a))
• Establishes that existing national guard laws, rules, and regulations shall be used as a model for controlling and governing the Wyoming state guard. (W.S. 19-10-101(a))
• Requires the governor to appoint a Wyoming state council of defense to coordinate state defense activities and assist in matters pertaining to the state guard. (W.S. 19-10-101(b))
• Specifies that Wyoming state guard members receive pay and allowances from legislative appropriation from the general fund or from the governor's continuous appropriation for public welfare emergencies, at rates not exceeding 75 percent of equivalent National Guard pay. (W.S. 19-10-102)
• Authorizes the governor to requisition or purchase arms, equipment, and supplies from the Department of Defense or other sources and to make available state armory facilities and equipment for the state guard. (W.S. 19-10-103)
• Appropriates $25,000 from the general fund to the office of the governor for appointing and convening the Wyoming state council of defense and establishing and equipping the Wyoming state guard through June 30, 2026. (Section 2)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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